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WHEN to use files and settings transfer
I have a new off the shelf toshiba R705 with windows 7 ultimate upgrade (because that was all they had at best buy and my husband HAD to have it that day). The old laptop was XP. I have installed most of the old and new programs he needs but I am worried about some of the settings.
For example, I haven't put his old favorites on the new machine because I am afraid that there are other files that contain passwords and user names that automatically pop up. I would love for him not to have to put these in again as every time something doesn't work the way it did before he becomes a 5 year old.
I have backups of his outlook pst files and the auto complete files but i can't get into the Documents and Settings folder to put them in (the documents and settings folder is locked! and i haven't figured that out yet). I wonder if the files and settings transfer will take care of that.
There are also settings for things like Efax etc that I would like to have transferred. I don't know where setting for these things are stored.
Having said all that, I would be willing to transfer things over manually but I am worried I don't know all the files that need to be transferred. I'm not worried about things like documents or pictures or music, etc.
Is it too late to use the files and setting transfer program if you have already installed office, word perfect, and several other smaller programs?
Thanks for any advice you can give me.
Deirdre
Last edited by karambel; 20 Oct 2010 at 16:59.